Posts by Ricky Simpson

THOR is currently undergoing a FAT for a client and due to be deployed shortly in a heavy oil environment where oil viscosity is having a negative impact on production. The client approached Cavitas to help mitigate against these challenges.   A THOR deployment allowed them to deliver a targeted downhole heat programme – to lower…

THOR recently completed an EOR deployment for an operator in California. The client was experiencing low production with high viscosity and encountering wax and asphaltene build up near the well bore which THOR excels at resolving. With THOR set at the perforations (1,500ft MD) and heating radially into the reservoir up to 50ft, the targeted…

Last Friday saw the first annual Valor Energy Group golf day take place at Murcar Links Golf Club, and what an event it was! With 7 teams entered by each of the Group companies, clients and suppliers joined a total of 28 players in what was to be a very closely contested event. Players of all levels shot…

Position: Commercial Proposals Engineer Location: Cavitas, 21 Denmore Road, Bridge of Don, Aberdeen, AB23 8JW Reports to: Subsurface Manager – Cavitas Energy Job Objective Support and manage all commercial proposal requirements of the business. Responsible for bid, tender and proposal co-ordination, identifying adjustments and improvements for new contracts, bidding on new projects, as-well-as negotiating contract…

Cavitas Energy Limited Managing Director, Steve Johnstone, takes a moment to talk about forthcoming projects. If you have: · Viscous oil production challenges.· Downhole wax/asphaltene flow assurance challenges.· Premature ‘liquid-loading’ in gas wells. Then THOR may well be the solution. To find out more about the most cost-efficient, lowest carbon, targeted downhole heater available on…

An Aberdeen-based oil well technology company has reached agreement with a US heavy oil producing operator to conduct a pilot test in a well to be equipped with a revolutionary in-the-well oil recovery device called THOR. The U.S. oil producer, Santa Maria Energy, LLC (SME) located in Santa Barbara County, California USA, will utilise a…

Thermal enhanced oil recovery specialist, Cavitas Energy, is the most recent innovative technology firm to receive funding support from technology accelerator, the Oil and Gas Technology Centre (OGTC). Developing an industry-changing technological solution for heavy oil, Cavitas has been awarded funding which will be dedicated to the fast-track development of their 3rd Thermal Heavy Oil Recovery…

Cavitas Energy, international enhanced oil recovery specialist, has announced that bespoke reservoir modelling will be the latest addition to their current portfolio of services. Working in partnership with Rock Flow Dynamics (RFD), the developers of subsurface analysis technology tNavigator®, Cavitas will spearhead small and large scale reservoir modelling of Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) techniques and…

Cavitas Energy, the Enhanced Oil Recovery Specialist, has seen continued growth with the appointment of Design and Manufacturing Engineer Ray Lawrence. Joining from Peak Well Systems as R & D Testing Specialist, Ray brings more than 12 years of Oil and Gas engineering experience to the team at Cavitas. Cavitas have secured Ray at a…

Valor PPA Ltd, a specialist growth engine, has officially launched with the acquisition of Aberdeen based firm Cavitas Energy. The Aberdeen-based growth engine which started in August 2017, has opened its doors with the purchase of enhanced heavy oil recovery specialist Cavitas Energy. A seven figure investment has ensured that Valor have added, what they…